Terrorism

Suspected terrorists on Sunday morning stormed Kakafu, an ancient town in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, abducting four residents in a fresh wave of violence that has heightened...

The first group of U.S. military personnel has arrived in Nigeria, marking the start of a planned deployment of about 200 American intelligence analysts, advisers and trainers to support Nigerian...

A Department of State Services (DSS) witness on Tuesday identified one of the suspects standing trial over the 05 June 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State,...

Gunmen killed three people and abducted a Catholic priest and several others during an early-morning raid on a church residence in Nigeria’s northwestern Kaduna state, church officials and police said...

Residents of two rural communities in Nigeria’s north-central Kwara State say armed extremists carried out a prolonged and methodical assault after villagers ignored an earlier warning demanding acceptance of a...

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the Presidential Villa in Abuja following a deadly attack in Kaiama Local Government Area that left...

Nigeria has announced a new military operation to confront Islamist militants after one of the deadliest attacks outside the country’s traditional conflict zones left more than 160 people dead in...

Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has ordered a manhunt for the perpetrators of the recent terrorist attack on Abande community in Turan, Kwande Local Government Area, describing the incident as...

The United States military has confirmed that a contingent of its forces has been dispatched to Nigeria, a move that has drawn attention amid ongoing security challenges across West Africa...

Prosecutors on Monday filed 57 terrorism-related charges against nine men accused of carrying out a deadly attack on Yelwata community in Benue State in June 2025, an assault that authorities...